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I SLEIGH. No. 519,004. Patented May 1,1894.

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SOLOMON E. OVIATT, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE OVIATT WAGONCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ISLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,004, dated May 1,1894. Applieation'filed September 16,1893- Serial No. 485.664. mamas.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SOLOMON E. OVIATT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansing, county of Ingham, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Sleighs; and I declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in sleighs, theobject of my inventlon being to provide a sleigh with novel attachmentswhereby a carriage or other similar vehicle bodymay be readily andfirmly engaged therewith, the attachment consisting of suitable devicesto engage the axles of the vehicle.

To these ends my invention consists of the construction, combination andarrangement of devices and appliances as hereinafter described andclaimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a view in perspective, illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section, showing parts in elevation, and Fig. 3 isa vertical cross section. Fig. 4 illustrates a modification. I

The desirability of a device of this kind, whereby a wheeled vehicle canreadily and conveniently be put on runners, is well understood.

I carry out my invention as follows:

A represents the runner; B, the rave constructed in any suitable manner.

0 represents a knee preferably made of metal, constructed with elongatedarms 010 at its lower end and preferably flanged, as shown at c and 0',to engage the outer and inner sides of the runner, to which the knee isengaged, as by suitable bolts 0 The upper end of the knee is preferablycurved outward, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 and constructedwith a horizontal recessed arm 0 extending across the upper face of therave. I prefer to concave the upper face of this arm 0 which is madeintegral with the body of the knee, the knee with its elongated arms 0,C and horizontal arm O being made in a prefer to locate across singleintegral piece. Resting upon the recessed upper surface of thehorizontal arm 0 is a hub or socket D, which is made to fitinto therecess ofthe arm 0 to aid in holding the parts together. Any suitablemeans may be employed to secure the hub or socket upon the arm 0 andsaid arm upon the underlying rave. Thus, as shown, the arm 0 may beconstructed with integral shoulders 0 through which are passed clips Eand E, said clips also being passed through the rave and held in placeby nuts (1 on their under ends. I the under surface of the rave metallicstraps d', 01 between the rave and the nuts, the straps extending acrossthe under surface of the rave, giving additional strength and firmnessto the whole device. Instead of said straps, however,washers may beemployed, if desired, between the nuts and rave, or both the washers andthe straps may be omitted without departing from my invention. Theshoulder c may either be perforated or recessed to permit the engagementof the clips therewith. I prefer that the hub or socket shall beconstructed with lateral flanges, as shown at (1 d to en:

gage over the upper edges of the arm 0 and to fit down snugly thereupon.It will be observed that this device is simple, economical andefficient,while it may be readily constructed and applied. Theattachment is of a very neat appearance as well as being very practical.

Instead of the two straps 01', 01 between the rave and the nuts, it isclear that a single plate of metal might be used instead, to receive theends of the clips and engaged therewith between the nuts andthe rave, asshown in Fig. 4 at D, said figure showing an inverted plan of saidplate.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination with a runner and arave, of a knee secured upon its lower end with the runner andconstructed at its upper end with a horizontal arm located on the upperface of the rave, a hub or socket located upon the said arm, and meansfor holding the hub and arm in position upon the rave, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a runner and a rave, of a metal knee engaged atits lower end upon the runner and constructed with an integralhorizontal arm at its upper end, resting upon the rave, a hub or socketlocated upon said arm, and means for securing the hub and arm inposition upon the rave, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a runner and rave, of a metal knee engaged atits lowerend upon the runner and constructed at its upper end with ahorizontal integral recessed arm, a hub or socket resting in the recessof said arm, and clips securing said hub upon said arm, and both the huband arm upon the rave, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a runner and a rave, of a metal knee engagedwith the runner at its lower end and constructed with a horizontal armat its upper end resting upon the rave, a hub or socket resting uponsaid arm, and clips securing the hub and arm upon the rave, said armconstructed with integral shoulders to receive said clips, substantiallyas described.

5. The combination with a runner and a rave, of a metal knee engagingthe runner at its lower end and constructed with a horizontal arm at itsupper end resting upon the rave, a hub located upon said arm, a plate orstraps located on the under surface of the rave, and clips securing thehub upon the arm, and the hub, arm and straps upon the rave, nutsengaging the lower ends of the clip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

SOLOMON E. OVIATT.

Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, JOHN F. MILLER.

